PastyWaterSnake

joined 10 months ago
[–] PastyWaterSnake@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

🅱️eptune!

[–] PastyWaterSnake@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

For this specifically, "Traitorous Critic Fallacy". More broadly, an Ad Hominem argument.

[–] PastyWaterSnake@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I was mostly joking, but I did get some oily/greasy dust in my mouth, and it tasted kind of burnt and spicy, which is why I came up with "steak seasoning"

But yes, I do actually inadvertently get limestone in my mouth often, but unfortunately (or fortunately) it really doesn't taste like anything. Maybe I will have to sample a larger size.

I might ask our geologist if she "taste tests" the rocks, according to what another commenter said...

[–] PastyWaterSnake@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (5 children)

I work in limestone quarries every day. The dust and grit gets everywhere, and almost every day I will get some in my mouth. Sometimes pieces that are about the size of a skittle somehow make it into my mouth (no. They do not taste like lime Skittles)

The taste isn't the problem, it's the gritty texture that makes it feel like you're grinding away at your teeth. The taste is similar to steak seasoning. I keep some unflavored gum with me and chew it when I get some in my mouth. This allows me to enjoy the salty/savory flavor while getting past the horrible texture. If only they made steak-flavored chewing gum.

[–] PastyWaterSnake@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Lost/reduced wages from time off work, and health insurance doesn't cover everything.

[–] PastyWaterSnake@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

In my experience, the Mr. Clean ones hold up much better. Generic melamine sponges tear too easily.

But maybe I'm just getting the wrong generic ones. I've tried two or three different generic brands and they all sucked

[–] PastyWaterSnake@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I have a Mazda CX-5. The track seek buttons are counterintuitive IMO, and the Adaptive Cruise distance buttons are too.

Next track is UP, previous track is DOWN. Not like going down a list.

Adaptive Cruise control is UP to increase distance, DOWN to decrease. This seems like it would make sense, but I would prefer it the other way. UP to get closer, DOWN to pull back the distance

[–] PastyWaterSnake@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

I've bought pretty expensive equipment, tube amplifier, many fancy headphones, optical DACs. A library full of FLAC files. I even purchased a $500 portable DAP. I've never been able to reliably tell a difference between FLAC and 320k MP3 files. At this point, it really doesn't concern me anymore either, but I at least like to see my fancy tube amp light up.

I will say, though, $300 seems to be the sweet-spot for headphones for me.

[–] PastyWaterSnake@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Hope like hell that my 2500w inverter generator can start my HVAC blower so I can run the gas heat

[–] PastyWaterSnake@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Anker has been hit-or-miss for me. It either craps out early, or lasts much longer than it has any right to. They're still my go-to for cables, because I usually lose or give many of them away before they have a chance to show their worth

[–] PastyWaterSnake@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A long time ago when they used the 1-5 star system, I think it was

[–] PastyWaterSnake@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I totally get it. I think the whole Xbox vs PC vs PS thing has always been annoying. If you just want something simple and cost-effective that works well, you do you.

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